Jan 17 boat of the day
14Today it is time for a sub. The USS Ohio and other Ohio class subs. These are the U S Navy’s largest subs although the Soviets do have larger.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio-class_submarine
I always find it admirable that people go down in subs for days or even months. It am deeply uncomfortable with the idea of a ship sinking even on purpose.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio-class_submarine
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When on a tall ship we nearly ran one over due to them not showing up on radar. I spent one summer on the Elizabeth River passing by the Navy base nearly daily and there was one in dry dock all that summer. They aren’t nearly as big as I had imagined them to be.
Anyone here served on one or toured one?
@f00l They are known as Squirrelys, as they come of the subs not quite right.
@f00l I’ve toured the Becuna which is docked in Philly. Interesting old sub. I’m not claustrophobic or afraid of the water but as you walk through, it certainly makes you question if you’d want to be penned up in there for extended periods of time.
http://www.phillyseaport.org/becuna
The USS Alabama Battleship is on display in Mobile, Alabama. The sub, USS Drum is on display with it.
I toured the sub, could not imagine being it and going under, takes a special person.
Visit Mobile, Alabama!
The USS Drum is the oldest sub on display.
USS Alabama Battleship
I live near the Sub Base at Kings Bay, Georgia.
Interestingly, the Ohio itself is one of four Ohio-class subs (Ohio and Michigan on the West coast, Florida and Georgia on the East coast) built to carry ballistic missiles, but refitted to carry sea-launched Tomahawk missiles instead.
I was in the surface fleet myself, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CNV-72).
@PocketBrain Cool! Thank you for your service.
I live near a Sub Base on the other coast, Keyport/Bangor, Washington. There’s a VERY cool museum with interactive displays there. I need to go there again!